fynovel Chapter 17: Turns out they were in the same industry
Chapter 17: Turns out they were in the same industry
Kevin, who was standing nearby, was displeased upon hearing their conversation.
He pointed to the well-equipped guards on the city wall and said with a proud expression:
"So what if there's no formation? This elite guard was personally assembled by my father, and with Elena and I here to oversee things, we can still drive those beasts away!"
Upon hearing this, Jack couldn't help but roll his eyes and retorted sarcastically:
"What nonsense. A town as big as Silver Town, relying on mortals with bows and arrows to defend it? The magic circle in Blackrock Town is more effective! You have no idea, Blackrock Town's fire-gathering array, after being used by this..."
Jack was about to launch into a long boast about Rom's miracles from the previous night when a low, guttural roar suddenly came from below the city walls.
"roar--!"
In the black pine forest, a dozen giant magical beasts, each two or three meters tall, along with seven or eight agile black dogs, charged out of the forest and headed straight for the city wall.
"They are a second-tier Black Mountain Beast and a first-tier Rift Demon Hound!"
"Fire the arrows!" the guard captain roared.
Whoosh whoosh!
A barrage of rockets rained down, but the force of the arrows was greatly reduced by the resistance of the wind and snow.
The shots hit the thick-skinned monsters, but most of them bounced off. Even when they did hit, they didn't penetrate deeply and did nothing to slow down their charge.
The monsters roared and instantly broke through the huge wooden spikes placed under the city wall, getting close to the bottom of the wall and beginning to frantically smash the stone wall with their sharp claws and teeth, making a "crackling" sound.
"Lady Elena, Young Master Kevin! There are too many monsters, and the arrows can't hold them off. We request magical support!" the captain shouted anxiously.
"What's the panic! They're just a bunch of lowly beasts."
Kevin glanced at Elena, straightened his robes, took out his wand, and strode to the most conspicuous spot on the wall.
He spread his arms, and as he waved them, the tip of his staff lit up with a red light.
"Oh, right, Elena."
Kevin even had the leisure to turn around and tease him, a frivolous smile on his face.
"If I help you defend the walls of Silver Town tonight, could you consider marrying me? We've known each other since we were little, and my father has always treated you like his own daughter."
"..."
Jack and Romuel listened from the sidelines, shaking their heads in disbelief.
Good heavens, they're taking advantage of people's misfortune and trying to raise prices on the spot?
"Stop fooling around, Kevin!"
A blush of embarrassment flashed across Elena's face. She had no intention of responding, but simply urged him on.
"Cast the spell quickly, it can't hold on much longer!"
"Watch closely! I'll show you what real fire elemental magic is!"
Luo Mu raised an eyebrow.
Ha, this guy is also a fire mage.
Kevin finished chanting the spell, magic surged, and he swung his staff forward: "[Fireball]!"
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Several fireballs, each the size of a palm, flew over the city wall, trailing long flames, and crashed into the horde of monsters below.
With a few muffled thuds, two smaller Tier 1 magical beasts were blasted to the ground, their bodies engulfed in flames, emitting miserable howls.
"Haha! Did you see that!" Kevin laughed when he saw that his attack had worked.
He waved his staff repeatedly, unleashing fireballs one after another, instantly creating several bonfires below the city.
But as the frequency of casting spells increased, fine beads of sweat began to appear on Kevin's forehead.
"Such a high level of proficiency; the ability to cast spells so quickly is astounding."
"However, its power is lacking," Jack scoffed, offering his assessment.
Ever since witnessing Rom's "Super Fireball" that had no wind-up, silently blasted a second-tier magical beast into mincemeat, watching Kevin's original fireball was utterly uninteresting, even a bit boring.
Rom remained calm, still observing the situation below.
He noticed a shadowy figure moving about in a dark corner at the base of the wall, out of the firelight, and immediately called out a warning:
"Watch out below, a second-tier magical beast has started climbing the wall."
Everyone was startled, and sure enough, they saw several agile [Splitter Hounds] that had already used the gaps in the city wall bricks to quickly climb up like monkeys, and were less than two meters away from the top of the city wall.
Kevin gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath.
He suddenly raised his staff and roared, "Behold my ultimate technique! [Fire Wall]!"
This time, Kevin's incantation speed slowed down significantly, and he began to chant an extremely complicated and lengthy ancient incantation.
After a full seven or eight seconds, as Kevin's staff slammed heavily to the ground, the fire elementals in mid-air began to gather wildly.
"boom!"
Above the climbing wolves, a wall of blazing fire, three or four meters long and wide, appeared out of nowhere, cascading down like a waterfall over the city wall!
"Awooo—!"
Several demonic wolves that were about to climb the city wall were burned by the fire wall, their skin torn and their flesh torn, and they fell off the high wall with screams.
The other magical beasts, naturally terrified of such large-scale magical flames, howled and retreated.
"Well done, Kevin!" Elena finally breathed a sigh of relief and praised him sincerely.
Jack, standing to the side, clicked his tongue in amazement: "Hmph, although he speaks rudely, this kid is really going all out to show off. To be able to activate such a large area of fire wall all by himself, his magic reserves are indeed impressive."
However, although Kevin had managed to hold his ground, his face turned extremely pale, and he began to grip his staff and gasp for breath. Clearly, maintaining the [Fire Wall] spell had greatly depleted his magical power.
Rom stood aside, watching the burning wall of fire, when the spell's code instantly appeared on the system panel.
"This is the first time I've ever seen a fire wall spell in person..." Rom thought to himself.
He had also seen records of the Fire Wall spell in Hamelin's notes.
However, after his assessment, he concluded that although the Fire Wall spell covered a large area, it was a fixed-form area magic that was difficult to move and form an effective offensive. In most cases, it was extremely useless and consumed a lot of resources, so he did not spend time optimizing it thoroughly.
However, it now seems that in specific scenarios such as large-scale city defense battles, this thing is indeed a useful "firewall" for blocking the enemy's movement.
...
"My God! There are more and more monsters!" A guard nervously pointed into the depths of the forest.
Rom raised his head and gazed into the distance.
Deep within the black pine forest, where the firelight couldn't reach, the dense, scarlet eyes not only didn't decrease, but actually multiplied.
"Something's not right."
Romulus's eyes narrowed slightly. "If Silver Town's defenses are only at this level... these walls definitely won't hold today."
Without hesitation, he immediately turned to look at Jack beside him and whispered the command:
"That low-level wind spell you told me about last time, the one that blows people away... immediately recite the entire incantation in my ear again, quick!"
Kevin had just made a big splash and was now thoroughly enjoying the admiring gazes of the guards around him.
He was about to turn around and brag a few more words to Elena when he suddenly caught sight of Romé standing to the side.
The country bumpkin apprentice, who had no magic powers, not only didn't look at him with admiration, but instead closed his eyes and gestured wildly in the air like a madman, making some kind of name.
This complete disregard for him ignited Kevin's anger.
"What's wrong with this idiot?!"
Kevin pointed at Rom and roared, "Guards! Get this idiot out of the way! Don't block my spell!"